Whether you're shooting portraits, real estate or just chasing a good sky, this is when the light works in Vancouver. Every time below is computed live for Vancouver's coordinates and updates for any date. With a west-facing coastline nearby, evenings are the show — the sun drops toward the Pacific and the last hour of light runs warm and long.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Local tip: Overcast day? A thin cloud layer at golden hour acts like a giant softbox — some of the best portrait light happens on days everyone else stays home.
In Vancouver, sunset ranges from 4:26 PM in December to 9:04 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 45 minutes at the summer solstice and 50 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to Vancouver (America/Los_Angeles).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:47 AM | 4:53 PM | 4:06 PM – 4:53 PM | 47 min | 9h 06m |
| February | 7:12 AM | 5:37 PM | 4:55 PM – 5:37 PM | 42 min | 10h 26m |
| March | 7:22 AM | 7:16 PM | 6:37 PM – 7:16 PM | 39 min | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:24 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:57 PM | 40 min | 13h 33m |
| May | 5:39 AM | 8:35 PM | 7:52 PM – 8:35 PM | 43 min | 14h 56m |
| June | 5:20 AM | 9:01 PM | 8:16 PM – 9:01 PM | 45 min | 15h 41m |
| July | 5:36 AM | 8:56 PM | 8:12 PM – 8:56 PM | 44 min | 15h 20m |
| August | 6:11 AM | 8:18 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:18 PM | 41 min | 14h 07m |
| September | 6:49 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:42 PM – 7:21 PM | 39 min | 12h 32m |
| October | 7:27 AM | 6:24 PM | 5:44 PM – 6:24 PM | 40 min | 10h 57m |
| November | 7:10 AM | 4:39 PM | 3:54 PM – 4:39 PM | 45 min | 9h 29m |
| December | 7:44 AM | 4:27 PM | 3:37 PM – 4:27 PM | 50 min | 8h 43m |
Golden hour is the stretch just after sunrise and just before sunset, when the low sun turns hard daylight into soft, warm, directional light — the most flattering natural light for portraits, real estate, product and landscape photography. Blue hour follows sunset (and precedes sunrise): a short window of deep, even blue that's ideal for twilight real estate shots and skylines. Both windows change with latitude and season, which is why this page computes them live instead of guessing.
Kanyon Studio is a San Diego photography and video studio — golden hour is our home field. Brand shoots, products, real estate and portraits, planned around exactly this light.
